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That's what works best for me when using the mashing style, the unweighting I do accelerates the foot and leg weight upwards and the powerful downstroke muscles take over from after 9 o'c. Frank Day also said that most difficult sector for the PC'er was from after 9 to TDC. It is not possible to use non counterweighted single leg pedalling in that sector when using Anquetil's method, it would have to be counterweighted, but then that involves applying maximal forward force at 11 o'c instead of trying to drag the pedal up and forward to TDC as is done when using the circular style. Circular pedalling can be useful, it helps when perfecting the mashing style.
JayKosta said:-----------backdoor said:...
and it is more efficient to let the down leg muscles push the rising pedal from 9+ o'c to TDC than having the weakest muscles do it, counterweighted single leg pedalling confirmed that.
Are you suggesting that the amount of muscle effort for 'unweighting' on the upstroke should be stopped at 9+ o'c ?
And if that is what you mean, then I think it would take considerable mental concentration to make that happen. Especially if the rider was using active muscle action in the 5 to 9 o'c sector.
Jay Kosta
Endwell NY USA
That's what works best for me when using the mashing style, the unweighting I do accelerates the foot and leg weight upwards and the powerful downstroke muscles take over from after 9 o'c. Frank Day also said that most difficult sector for the PC'er was from after 9 to TDC. It is not possible to use non counterweighted single leg pedalling in that sector when using Anquetil's method, it would have to be counterweighted, but then that involves applying maximal forward force at 11 o'c instead of trying to drag the pedal up and forward to TDC as is done when using the circular style. Circular pedalling can be useful, it helps when perfecting the mashing style.